Establishment of Restricted Area at Junk Bay

07 Nov 2024 / Hong Kong

With effect from 0900 hours to 1430 hours on 12 and 18 November 2024, a Restricted Area will be established at Junk Bay for conducting a counter terrorism exercise.

The Restricted Area is formed by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (D):
(A) 22 deg. 17.167’N / 114 deg. 15.833’E
(B) 22 deg. 16.667’N / 114 deg. 15.833’E
(C) 22 deg. 16.667’N / 114 deg. 15.333’E
(D) 22 deg. 17.167’N / 114 deg. 15.333’E

No vessels, other than Government launches and vessels with special permission from the Director of Marine, will be allowed to enter or remain within the Restricted Area during the aforesaid periods. All vessels navigating in the vicinity should keep away from the Restricted Area.

In the event of inclement weather, the fallback date of the Exercise would be 21 November 2024.

(For information about operations in Hong Kong, contact GAC Hong Kong at [email protected])

Source: Government of the Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.203/2024

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